searching cars for bottles again

[Johno]

Probably won't last but our early crew report both times through Houx entrance they've been searched for bottles.

Didn't last long last year, so anyones guess how long it'll last this year.

[zebedee]

other beverage containment vessels are available

[lowdrag]

Searched at Bleu Nord at 1pm. "Normal" quantities are allowed, but when I asked him what constituted "normal" he shrugged. Glass bottles are permitted this year though.

[madbadger]

zebedee said:

other beverage containment vessels are available

One wine bucket for me then.

[zcsccg1]

guys,

im a first timer - seeing conflicting reports on the bottle/glass thing --- are bottles allowed on campsites or not?

I will be at Dairon...

Chris

[JulesV]

Anyone on the Team Langoustine site who can clarify this?

[stemll]

1st tickets said this in their info pack:

"Alcohol restrictions: In 2011 there were last minute restrictions put in place by the Le Mans Prefecture. This year we have been informed by the ACO that you can take alcohol in bottles onto the campsites (including the campsites that are considered to be inside the circuit – e.g. Maison Blanche, Tertre Rouge, Garage Vert and Houx). However, glass bottles are strictly prohibited from the Circuit."

[lost in espace]

I have about 50 bottles of nasty Carling, but in aluminium cans, leaving at 7pm le mans here I come!

[Tom1981]

Sounds like on Club Arnage that people have been turned away from MB with cans too!?

[Vocal Minority]

They had all these restrictions last year and I wasn't checked once.

[rossc]

Vocal Minority said:

They had all these restrictions last year and I wasn't checked once.

Same here, I think they gave up once the masses started arriving

[TvR Driver]

hmmm i have two 1.5 optic bottles of jack - is that excessive ?? i can always consume one before entering the site although following the young girls on their bikes to the pitches could be interesting hic ....

[eps]

The issue will be on Houx and Maison Blanche which are inside the circuit, as they scan the car and all persons. They should lighten up, but seem more determined this year...

[D34NO87]

lost in espace said:

I have about 50 bottles of nasty Carling, but in aluminium cans, leaving at 7pm le mans here I come!

Is this a new product? 50 bottles in cans?

[Save Ferris]

rossc said:

Vocal Minority said:

They had all these restrictions last year and I wasn't checked once.

Same here, I think they gave up once the masses started arriving

They were randomly checking cars the whole time at BSJ last year, but not for alcohol, we never did work out what they were actually looking for

[stemll]

D34NO87 said:

lost in espace said:

I have about 50 bottles of nasty Carling, but in aluminium cans, leaving at 7pm le mans here I come!

Is this a new product? 50 bottles in cans?

Yup

http://www.packagingnews.co.uk/news/carling-to-dro...

[Slurms]

eps said:

The issue will be on Houx and Maison Blanche which are inside the circuit, as they scan the car and all persons. They should lighten up, but seem more determined this year...

Guess we'll need to wait for some site reports to see how people get on.

I'll be at Houx from tomorrow at about 10am - will report then on progress.

[-Lummox-]

eps said:

The issue will be on Houx and Maison Blanche which are inside the circuit, as they scan the car and all persons. They should lighten up, but seem more determined this year...

They weren't very thorough on Houx last year. We went in a motorhome and had a few cases of cans visible in the floor area, but about a dozen cases of bottles stacked up on the bed above the cab (concealed from view with a sleeping bag, if I recall...)

The guy checking the vehicles looked through the door, saw the cans and waved us through.

[RemaL]

Anyone know if they do this at the Classic?

[thegill]

We arrived at MB when it was quiet this morning and no sign of car searches